Neji, one of the konoha 12 just died. What the heck? I thought they were protected by plot shield. Needless to say I was surprised and saddened since I liked his character

For a second I thought Hinata was a goner but man was I relieved. Seems like Kishi will be protecting her after all (for Naruhina I hope or just not to be killed by all the angry Naruhina fans that would go crazy if something happened to her). But seriously, the Hyuuga need to be stronger than this. They say they are the strongest in Konoha yet they can only use a handful of sucky techniques. All the focus seems to go to the Uchiha in developing their doujutsu every few chapters and Naruto, who has become beyond OP now firing off what seems like infinite rasenshurikens (when there was like a 3 limit before).

Anyway, RIP Neji. You will be missed. Or maybe he'll just get healed or brought back at the end of the war. I don't know. What do you guys think?

I thought it was a well done scene and they hardly looked like sissies. Three Hyuga's basically stopped a series of attacks that would have killed dozens of people otherwise, that seems tough enough to me. I sort of expected Hinata to bite it too, for a moment I was like "Oh SNAP he is gonna do it!!??!" then Neji jumped in and bit it.

I actually sort of liked Neji too, he was one of my favorite characters. I seriously doubt he will be getting brought back, no one else who has died in the series has been outside of an Edo Tensei.

The Hyuga were portrayed in a very positive light this chapter, showing that they might not have as many offensive moves as the Uchiha, but they have plenty of moves to protect themselves and others, and a strong iron will. They are often associated for their formalities, but when a war's on, they know what's at stake.

Neji died just like his father did, by choice and to protect those he cared about. Neji clearly wasn't protected by plot shield like how he was in Part I when he almost died. Nope, his character development was done and saw no further progression, so Kishi killed him off. To bring him back later on isn't just bullshit, it's disrespectful to his sacrifice.

Seriously? A few sucky techniques? These are normally lethal, and effective against enemies, and to protect friends, but this story tends to show increasingly powerful enemies that barely anyone can take out.